Transformation Tea Party

A fashion-forward tea party with performances inspired by the legendary Beau Dick.

Joleen Mitton, the founder of Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, teams up with Indian Summer Festival to throw a fashion-forward tea party in a tribute to the internationally celebrated Kwakwaka’wakw carver Beau Dick.Nibble on delicious bannock and chai, feast your eyes and ears on songs and stories with writer and activist Linnea Dick (daughter of Beau Dick), witness a gender-bending contemporary Indigenous drag performance by Bo Dyp, experience the fierce lyricism of JB the First Lady, and the beats of DJ Kookum. Dress to impress as you mingle your way through a series of performances and activities between the Museum of Vancouver and Indian Summer Festival’s PAUSE Pavilion by the sea.